SEATTLE — Newmark Realty Capital has arranged $44.2 million in construction financing for a 206-unit multifamily development in the South Lake Union area of Seattle. The Class A community will be called 624 Yale Apartments. It is scheduled for completion in November 2017. The project also contains 3,090 square feet of retail space. Brian Bonipart of Newmark Realty Capital arranged the financing.
SEATTLE AND PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. — Harborview Capital Partners has arranged six multifamily loans throughout the West Coast for a total of $30.7 million. The communities contain a total of 343 units in Seattle and Palm Springs. All of the transactions provided cash out to the borrower. The loans included a mix of agency, CMBS and traditional bank financing. Jeff Fuchs of Harborview’s Lawrence, N.Y., office arranged the loans on behalf of an unnamed, Seattle-based client.
TACOMA, WASH. — Dermody Properties has broken ground on LogistiCenter at 167, a 225,972-square-foot industrial facility in Fife. The facility will be located at 7450 26th St. E., just east of Tacoma. LogistiCenter at 167 is situated 1.7 miles from Interstate 5 and the Port of Tacoma, the largest deep-water port in Washington. Other industrial operations in the neighborhood include Regal Distribution, Milgard Windows & Doors, Mission Foods, American Fast Freight, Gensco, Fed Ex Freight, Odom Corp., Pexco, UPS and Prologix Distribution Services. Craft Architects is designing the building and the general contractor is Poe Construction. Vanessa Herzog, Patricia Loveall and Kraig Heeter of Kidder Mathews are representing Dermody.
TACOMA, WASH. — CBRE has arranged the $26.7 million sale of Lincoln Plaza, an 80,922-square-foot retail center located in Tacoma. The center is 95 percent occupied by tenants including Big 5, Jared, Men’s Wearhouse, Sketchers, Starbucks Coffee, Wingstop and Sprint. Philip Voorhees, Brad Rable, Megan Wood, Matt Burson, Jimmy Slusher, Todd Goodman, Preston Fetrow and Dino Christophilis of CBRE represented the seller, PASSCO Cos. LLC. The buyer, a privately held real estate partnership based in the Pacific Northwest, represented itself in the transaction.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Vulcan Real Estate has acquired Bellevue Plaza, a 60,000-square-foot shopping center located in Bellevue, roughly 10 miles outside of Seattle, for $45.5 million. The center was approximately 75 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Hot Yoga Inc., Pogacha, Jimmy John’s and Toy’s Café. Situated along Main Street between 106th and 105th avenues in the heart of downtown Bellevue, the center is blocks away from Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue Square and Lincoln Square. Vulcan has no immediate redevelopment plans for the property, but aims to create a long-term vision for the site that will likely include new residential and retail uses. CBRE led the transaction with a team that included Jon Hallgrimson, Frank Bosl and Eli Hanacek.
TACOMA, WASH. — Dermody Properties has announced plans to develop a 225,972-square-foot industrial facility in the Tacoma submarket of Fife. The property will be known as LogistiCenter at 167. It will be located at 7402 26th St. E. Construction will commence this spring and should be complete by September. Craft Architects is designing the building, while the general contractor is Poe Construction. Dermody is the project’s owner and developer. Vanessa Herzog, Patricia Loveall and Kraig Heeter of Kidder Mathews will handle leasing.
BURLINGTON, WASH. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has purchased a 210,445-square-foot industrial building in Burlington for $30.6 million. The building is net leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System for 15 years. It is located at 2000 S. Walnut St.
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, an Atlanta-based lender, has closed a $19.4 million first mortgage loan for Aegis of Issaquah. The property is a 99-unit assisted living, memory care and short-term rehabilitation community in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah. Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (CME) Multifamily loan product provided the capital. Richard Thomas, senior vice president, and Meredith Davis, vice president, led the Grandbridge team on this transaction.
HOQUIAM, Wash. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $2.6 million sale of Karr House, a 40-unit assisted living in Hoquiam, along the coast of Washington State approximately 110 miles southwest of Seattle. A national owner/operator looking to divest non-core assets sold the property to a regional operator. The names of the parties were disclosed. The purchase price equates to approximately $65,000 per unit. Blueprint’s Ben Firestone, Jacob Gehl and Trent Gherardini were the lead advisors on this transaction.
TACOMA, WASH. — Vestar has acquired James Center, a 140,240-square-foot shopping center located in Tacoma, for $31.4 million. The center is located at 6901 S. 19th St. directly across from Tacoma Community College. Tenants at James Center include Fred Meyer, Rite Aid, Starbucks Coffee, Subway, Verizon, Menchie’s, U.S. Bank, IHOP, FedEx, Kinko’s and Ivar’s. Over the past 12 months, Vestar has acquired five retail centers valued at $670 million throughout the Western U.S.
